The loss of a loved one may hit one immediately after the death, or sometime
down the road. Whenever you need support, we hope these resources will be a
source of help and comfort to you.
If you have questions or need support, please call Ellen Good, Director of Social
Services (ellen.good@willowtreehospice.com) & Bereavement Care Coordinator
or Carol Szybowski (carol.szybowski@willowtreehospice.com), Bereavement
Care Associate at 610-869-2201.
In Case of Emergency
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 800-273-8255 to be routed to the nearest crisis center in your area.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Or call 911
Support Groups
Grief Support Group
Ware Presbyterian Village
7 East Locust Street
Oxford, PA
Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. in the Chapel at the Health
Center. Led by Ellen Good, MSW, Director of Social Services for Willow Tree
Hospice
Call 610-869-2201 or 610-998-2427 for more information
Grief Support Group
Jenners Pond Retirement Community
West Grove, PA
Meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. in the Alison Building
Led by Lori Shields, LSW, Social Worker for Willow Tree Hospice
Call 610-869-2201 for more information
GriefShare
GriefShare groups meet at many local locations. To find a group near you, call
800-395-5755, email info@griefshare.org or go to www.griefshare.org.
Recommended Reading
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
by Therese A. Rando
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and
Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt
Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
For people who have lost a spouse
Widow To Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life
by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
A Handbook for Widowers by Ed Ames
When a Man Faces Grief / A Man You Know Is Grieving
by James E. Miller and Thomas Golden
For Adult Children Who Have Lost a Parent
Midlife Orphan; Facing Life’s Changes Now that Your Parents Are Gone
by Jane Brooks
For parents who have lost a child
Will Our Tears Forever Flow by Ted Wampler
When The Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter
by Ph.D. Judith R. Bernstein
Compassionate Friends – a grief support group specifically for people who
have lost a child
Find locations of meetings at: www.compassionatefriends.org
For adults who have lost a sibling
Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother
or Sister Dies
by T.J. Wray
For Teens
I Will Remember You: What to Do When Someone You Love Dies - A
Guidebook Through Grief for Teens
by Laura Dower
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teen: 100 Practical Ideas
by Alan Wolfelt
The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
by Helen Fitzgerald
Fire in my Heart, Ice in my Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss
by Enid Samuel Traisman
For Children
Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert
Simply worded concepts, wonderfully colored pictures, and a creative idea -
this book is comforting for adults as well as kids.
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special
Person Dies By Janis Silverman
Grandfather Hurant Lives Forever by Susanna Pitzer
SupportingKids; The Center for Grieving Children and Their Families
1213 Old Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-5544
www.supportingkidds.org
Runs Healing Pathways grief support group program for bereaved children
ages 5 to 18 and their caregivers
Web sites
Association for Death Education and Counseling
www.adec.org/coping/index.cfm
HelpGuide.Org
www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm
Excellent articles about grief and how to cope.
GriefNet.org
Provides the anonymity and convenience of email support groups.
www.griefnet.org
Willow Tree Hospice
100 Sycamore Drive
West Grove PA 19390
610-869-2201
866-WTREE77 (Toll Free)
info@willowtreehospice.com
Copyright © 2006-2010 Willow Tree Hospice. All rights reserved.
The ability to hot link to external sites is provided by Willow Tree Hospice strictly as a service to those
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maintained, posted or otherwise made available by institutions, organizations, or individuals independent of
Willow Tree Hospice. Willow Tree Hospice does not endorse, approve, certify, review, or otherwise control
in any way those external sites or the material contained therein. Willow Tree Hospice does not guarantee the
accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of any information or data located at or
contained in such sites. Use of any information or data obtained from such sites is strictly voluntary, and is the
sole risk and responsibility of the viewer or reader. Reliance on any such information or data should be
undertaken only after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or correct
sequencing.
Any trade marks, trade names, or service marks mentioned herein remain the property of their respective
owners. At any linked external site, reference to any specific commercial product, service, or process whether
by trademark, trade name, service mark, or otherwise does not constitute or imply in any way endorsement,
recommendation or other favourable consideration by Willow Tree Hospice. Any such reference also does not
necessarily signify that such reference has been permitted by the owner(s) or licensee(s) of such trademark,
trade name, service mark, or by the referenced manufacturer, distributor, or otherwise.
down the road. Whenever you need support, we hope these resources will be a
source of help and comfort to you.
If you have questions or need support, please call Ellen Good, Director of Social
Services (ellen.good@willowtreehospice.com) & Bereavement Care Coordinator
or Carol Szybowski (carol.szybowski@willowtreehospice.com), Bereavement
Care Associate at 610-869-2201.
In Case of Emergency
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 800-273-8255 to be routed to the nearest crisis center in your area.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Or call 911
Support Groups
Grief Support Group
Ware Presbyterian Village
7 East Locust Street
Oxford, PA
Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. in the Chapel at the Health
Center. Led by Ellen Good, MSW, Director of Social Services for Willow Tree
Hospice
Call 610-869-2201 or 610-998-2427 for more information
Grief Support Group
Jenners Pond Retirement Community
West Grove, PA
Meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. in the Alison Building
Led by Lori Shields, LSW, Social Worker for Willow Tree Hospice
Call 610-869-2201 for more information
GriefShare
GriefShare groups meet at many local locations. To find a group near you, call
800-395-5755, email info@griefshare.org or go to www.griefshare.org.
Recommended Reading
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
by Therese A. Rando
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and
Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt
Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
For people who have lost a spouse
Widow To Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life
by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
A Handbook for Widowers by Ed Ames
When a Man Faces Grief / A Man You Know Is Grieving
by James E. Miller and Thomas Golden
For Adult Children Who Have Lost a Parent
Midlife Orphan; Facing Life’s Changes Now that Your Parents Are Gone
by Jane Brooks
For parents who have lost a child
Will Our Tears Forever Flow by Ted Wampler
When The Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter
by Ph.D. Judith R. Bernstein
Compassionate Friends – a grief support group specifically for people who
have lost a child
Find locations of meetings at: www.compassionatefriends.org
For adults who have lost a sibling
Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother
or Sister Dies
by T.J. Wray
For Teens
I Will Remember You: What to Do When Someone You Love Dies - A
Guidebook Through Grief for Teens
by Laura Dower
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teen: 100 Practical Ideas
by Alan Wolfelt
The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
by Helen Fitzgerald
Fire in my Heart, Ice in my Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss
by Enid Samuel Traisman
For Children
Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert
Simply worded concepts, wonderfully colored pictures, and a creative idea -
this book is comforting for adults as well as kids.
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special
Person Dies By Janis Silverman
Grandfather Hurant Lives Forever by Susanna Pitzer
SupportingKids; The Center for Grieving Children and Their Families
1213 Old Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-5544
www.supportingkidds.org
Runs Healing Pathways grief support group program for bereaved children
ages 5 to 18 and their caregivers
Web sites
Association for Death Education and Counseling
www.adec.org/coping/index.cfm
HelpGuide.Org
www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm
Excellent articles about grief and how to cope.
GriefNet.org
Provides the anonymity and convenience of email support groups.
www.griefnet.org
Willow Tree Hospice
100 Sycamore Drive
West Grove PA 19390
610-869-2201
866-WTREE77 (Toll Free)
info@willowtreehospice.com
Copyright © 2006-2010 Willow Tree Hospice. All rights reserved.
The ability to hot link to external sites is provided by Willow Tree Hospice strictly as a service to those
accessing our web site. Such external Internet sites contain information created, collected, published,
maintained, posted or otherwise made available by institutions, organizations, or individuals independent of
Willow Tree Hospice. Willow Tree Hospice does not endorse, approve, certify, review, or otherwise control
in any way those external sites or the material contained therein. Willow Tree Hospice does not guarantee the
accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of any information or data located at or
contained in such sites. Use of any information or data obtained from such sites is strictly voluntary, and is the
sole risk and responsibility of the viewer or reader. Reliance on any such information or data should be
undertaken only after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or correct
sequencing.
Any trade marks, trade names, or service marks mentioned herein remain the property of their respective
owners. At any linked external site, reference to any specific commercial product, service, or process whether
by trademark, trade name, service mark, or otherwise does not constitute or imply in any way endorsement,
recommendation or other favourable consideration by Willow Tree Hospice. Any such reference also does not
necessarily signify that such reference has been permitted by the owner(s) or licensee(s) of such trademark,
trade name, service mark, or by the referenced manufacturer, distributor, or otherwise.
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Grief Support:
When and How You Need It
When and How You Need It
